List of Celtic F.C. records and statistics
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Celtic Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Glasgow. They have played at their home ground, Celtic Park, since 1892. Celtic were founding members of the Scottish Football League in 1890, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998 as well as the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
The list encompasses the major honours won by Celtic, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Celtic players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Celtic Park, and also at Hampden Park which has on occasion been used for home games, are also included.
Celtic have won 55 top-flight titles, and hold the record for most Scottish Cup wins with 42. The club's record appearance maker is Billy McNeill, who made 822 appearances between 1957 and 1975. Jimmy McGrory is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 522 goals during his Celtic career.
All figures are correct as of 26 April 2025
Honours
Celtic's first ever silverware was won in 1889 when they defeated Cowlairs 6–1 in the final of the North-Eastern Cup.[1] A year later they won the Glasgow Cup, before winning their first major national honour in 1892 by defeating Queen's Park 5–1 in the final of the Scottish Cup.[1] Celtic won their first league title in 1892–93.[1] In 1906–07 Celtic became the first club to win the league and cup double in Scotland,[1] a feat they have now accomplished on 13 occasions. They won their first domestic treble in 1966–67, the same season they became the first British club to win the European Cup with their 2–1 victory over Inter Milan in the final.[1] Celtic's most recent success was their win in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership. Celtic have won a total of 120 major trophies.[2]
In all, Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship a record 56 times, the Scottish Cup a record 42 times, the Scottish League Cup 22 times and the European Cup once. They have completed a world-record, eight domestic trebles, including an unprecedented quadruple treble between the 2016–17 and 2019–20 seasons.[3]
Domestic
- Scottish League Championship:
- Winners (56): 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Runners-up (32): 1892, 1895, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1955, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021[6][7][8]
- Scottish Cup:
- Winners (42): 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
- Runners-up (19): 1889, 1893, 1894, 1901, 1902, 1926, 1928, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1984, 1990, 1999, 2002, 2025[9]
- Scottish League Cup:
International
- European Cup:[4]
- UEFA Cup[4]
- Runners-up: 2003
- Intercontinental Cup
- Runners-up: 1967
Others
- Glasgow Cup: 29 (contested by youth teams from 1990, see below)[11][12]
- 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975 (shared)*, 1982
* 1975 trophy shared with Rangers after a 2–2 draw.
- 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975 (shared)*, 1982
- 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1959, 1961 (shared)*
* 1961 trophy shared with Clyde after a 1–1 draw.
- 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1959, 1961 (shared)*
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Cross Border[12]
National[12]
Regional[12]
Indoor football
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Friendly
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Reserve
League
- Scottish Reserve League: 9[47]
- 1895–96, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71
- Premier Reserve League: 5[47]
- 1979–80, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95
- 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- 1921–22, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1937–38
Cup
- Scottish 2nd FA XI Cup: 8[48]
- 1890–91, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1984–85
- Reserve League Cup: 13[49]
- 1959–60, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96,
Celtic 'Third XI'
- 1960–61, 1962 –63, 1963–64
- 1963–64
- 1959–60 (West), 1961–62, 1962–63, 1965–66
Other
- Kilsyth Charity Cup: 1[50]
- 1889
Friendly
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- 2010
- 2019
Youth honours
- SPFL Development League: 12 (Previously SFL Youth/SPL U18/U19 league)[55]
- 2002, 2003, 2004
- Glasgow Cup: 12 (contested by senior team until 1989, see above)[57][58]
- 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
Women's Team
- Scottish Women's Premier League[59]
- Winners: 2024
- Runners-up: 2009, 2010, 2021, 2023
- Scottish Cup[60]
- Winners: 2022, 2023
- Runners-up: 2008
- Scottish Premier League Cup[60]
- Winners: 2010, 2021
- Runners-up: 2017, 2018
Awards
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Other
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Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances in all competitions: Billy McNeill, 822[83]
- Most League appearances: Alec McNair, 583[84]
- Most Scottish Cup appearances: Billy McNeill, 94[85]
- Most League Cup appearances: Billy McNeill, 138[86]
- Most European appearances: Scott Brown, 127[87][88][89]
- Youngest first-team player: Jack Aitchison, 16 years, 71 days (against Motherwell, 15 May 2016)[90][91]
- Youngest first-team player in European competition: Karamoko Dembélé, 16 years, 294 days (against CFR Cluj, 12 December 2019)[92]
- Oldest first-team player: Alec McNair, 41 years, 113 days (against Queens Park, 18 April 1925)[90]
- Oldest debutant: Kasper Schmeichel, 37 years, 273 days against Kilmarnock
- Oldest outfield debutant: Dion Dublin, 36 years, 296 days (against Rangers, 12 February 2006)[90]
- Most appearances in a season: Tommy Gemmell and John Clark, 62 (during the 1966–67 season)[93]
- Longest-serving player: Alec McNair, 21 years (1904–1925)[94]
Most appearances
Competitive, professional matches only (as of match played 16 May 2026)
| Rank | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Billy McNeill | 1957–1975 | 486 | 94 | 138 | 72 | 32 | 822 | [95] |
| 2 | Alec McNair | 1904–1925 | 583 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 684 | [96] |
| 3 | Paul McStay | 1981–1997 | 515 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 5 | 683 | [97] |
| 4 | Roy Aitken | 1976–1990 | 484 | 55 | 82 | 48 | 13 | 682 | [98] |
| 5 | Danny McGrain | 1970–1987 | 439 | 60 | 106 | 54 | 22 | 681 | [99] |
| 6 |  Packie Bonner | 1978–1995 | 483 | 55 | 64 | 40 | 4 | 646 | [100] |
| 7 | Scott Brown | 2007–2021 | 407 | 53 | 33 | 127 | 0 | 620 | [89] |
| 8 | Bobby Lennox | 1961–1978 1979–1980 | 340 | 51 | 118 | 68 | 22 | 599 | [101] |
| 9 | Bobby Evans | 1944–1960 | 384 | 64 | 87 | 0 | 45 | 580 | [102] |
| 10 | Callum McGregor | 2014– | 385 | 40 | 34 | 116 | 0 | 575 | [103] |
Goalscorers
- Most goals in all competitions: Jimmy McGrory, 522[104]
- Most League goals: Jimmy McGrory, 396[84]
- Most Scottish Cup goals: Jimmy McGrory, 74[85]
- Most League Cup goals: Bobby Lennox, 63[86]
- Most European goals: Henrik Larsson, 35[105]
- Most goals in one season: Jimmy McGrory, 62 (during the 1927–28 season)[106]
- Most League goals in one season: Jimmy McGrory, 50 (during the 1935–36 season)[107]
- Most hat-tricks: Jimmy McGrory, 56 (55 games including one double hat-trick)[108]
- Most penalties scored: Mike Haughney, 23[109]
- Most goals scored by player in a match:
- League match: Jimmy McGrory, 8 goals, won 9–0 (against Dunfermline Athletic, 14 January 1928)[110]
- Scottish Cup match: John Campbell, 7 goals (against 5th KRV, 17 December 1892)[citation needed]
- Scottish League Cup match:
- Bobby Lennox, 5 goals (against Hamilton Academical, 11 September 1968)[citation needed]
- Bobby Lennox, 5 goals (against Partick Thistle, 31 August 1968)[citation needed]
- Stevie Chalmers, 5 goals (against Hamilton Academical, 11 September 1968)[citation needed]
- Stevie Chalmers, 5 goals (against East Fife, 16 September 1964)[citation needed]
- European match: Dariusz Dziekanowski, 4 goals (against Partizan Belgrade, 27 September 1989)[111][112]
- Fastest goal: Kris Commons 12.2 seconds (against Aberdeen, 16 March 2013)[113]
- Youngest goalscorer: Jack Aitchison, 16 years, 71 days (against Motherwell in Scottish Premiership, 15 May 2016)[91][114]
- Oldest goalscorer: Jimmy McMenemy, 39 years, 56 days (against Motherwell in league, 6 December 1919)[114]
Top goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only. Matches played appear in brackets
| Rank | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | Ref |
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| 1 | Jimmy McGrory | 1922–1937 | 396 (378) | 74 (67) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 32 (32) | 5023(477)3 | [115] |
| 2 | Bobby Lennox | 1961–1978 1979–1980 | 171 (340) | 31 (51) | 63 (118) | 13 (68) | 23 (22) | 301 (599) | [101] |
| 3 |  Henrik Larsson | 1997–2004 | 174 (221) | 23 (25) | 10 (11) | 35 (58) | 0 (0) | 242 (315) | [116] |
| 4 | Jimmy Quinn | 1900–1917 | 188 (272) | 30 (58) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 21 (39) | 239 (369) | [117] |
| 5 | Stevie Chalmers | 1958–1971 | 155 (263) | 29 (47) | 31 (60) | 13 (39) | 8 (22) | 236 (431) | [116] |
| 6 | Sandy McMahon | 1891–1903 | 131 (177) | 48 (45) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 21 (39) | 200 (261) | [118] |
| 7 |  Patsy Gallacher | 1911–1926 | 186 (432) | 9 (32) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (27) | 200 (491) | [119] |
| 8 | John Hughes | 1960–1971 | 114 (255) | 25 (51) | 38 (69) | 10 (41) | 10 (19) | 197 (435) | [120] |
| 9 | Jimmy McMenemy | 1902–1920 | 142 (456) | 24 (59) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (43) | 178 (558) | [121] |
| 10 | Kenny Dalglish | 1968–1977 | 111 (204) | 11 (30) | 35 (60) | 9 (28) | 7 (16) | 173 (338) | [122] |
1 Comprises appearances in the European Cup / Champions League, European Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup / Europa League, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the Intercontinental Cup
2 Includes cup competitions: the Glasgow Cup, Drybrough Cup and the Anglo-Scottish Cup. Appearance and goal statistics are not readily available for the Glasgow Charity Cup
3 In addition to these statistics, it is known that McGrory made a further 21 appearances in the Glasgow Charity Cup, scoring 20 goals. This makes McGrory's overall total of goals for Celtic in senior competitions 522 goals[104]
International
- First capped player: Willie Groves and Thomas McKeown (for Scotland, against Ireland, 9 March 1889)[123]
- Most international caps while a Celtic player: Packie Bonner, 80 for Republic of Ireland[124]
- Most international caps for Scotland while a Celtic player: Paul McStay, 76[124]
- Most capped player to play for Celtic: Robbie Keane, 143 for Republic of Ireland (3 caps whilst at Celtic)[citation needed]
- Most international goals while a Celtic player: Henrik Larsson, 21 for Sweden[citation needed]
World Cup
- First Celtic player to appear at a World Cup: Willie Fernie and Neil Mochan (for Scotland against Austria 8 June 1954)[citation needed]
- First Celtic player to score at a World Cup: Bobby Collins (for Scotland, against Paraguay, 11 June 1958)[citation needed]
- Most World Cup appearances while a Celtic player: Packie Bonner, 9[citation needed]
- Most World Cup goals while a Celtic player: Henrik Larsson, 5[citation needed]
- First World Cup winner to play for Celtic: Juninho[125]
European Championship
- First Celtic player to appear at a European Championship: Packie Bonner, Mick McCarthy and Chris Morris (for Republic of Ireland, against England, 12 June 1988)[citation needed]
- First Celtic player to score at a European Championship: Paul McStay for Scotland, against CIS, 18 June 1992)
- Most European Championship appearances while a Celtic player: Henrik Larsson, 7[citation needed]
- Most European Championship goals while a Celtic player: Henrik Larsson, 4[citation needed]
Transfers
Record transfer fees paid
Record transfer fees received
Managerial records
- First manager: Willie Maley, from 1897 to 1940.[181][182]
- Longest-serving manager by time: Willie Maley, 42 years and 9 months (April 1897 to 1 January 1940).[181][182]
- Shortest-serving manager by time: Lou Macari, 7 months and 19 days, 34 matches (27 October 1993 to 15 June 1994).[183][184]
- Shortest-serving manager by matches: John Barnes, 29 matches, 8 months (10 June 1999 to 10 February 2000).[185][186]
Club records
Matches
Firsts
- First match: vs. Rangers, Friendly, Won 5–2, Celtic Park (Glasgow), (H), 28 May 1888[1]
- First Scottish Cup match: vs. Shettleston, Won 5–1, Celtic Park (Glasgow), (H), 1 September 1888[187]
- First League match: vs. Heart of Midlothian, Won 5–0, Tynecastle Stadium (Edinburgh), (A), 23 August 1890[188][189]
- First League Cup match: vs. Hibernian, Lost 2–4, Easter Road (Edinburgh), (H), 21 September 1946[190][191]
- First European match: vs. Valencia, Lost 2–4, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Mestalla (Spain), (A), 26 September 1962[192]
Wins
- Record win: 11–0 (against Dundee, 26 October 1895)[193]
- Record League win: 11–0 (against Dundee, 26 October 1895)[193]
- Record away win: 9–0 (against Dundee United, 28 August 2022)[194]
- Record away League win: 9–0 (against Dundee United, 28 August 2022)[194]
- Record Scottish Cup win: 8–0 (against Cowlairs, 22 September 1888)[193]
- Record League Cup win: 10–0 (against Hamilton Academical, 11 September 1968)[193]
- Record European win: 9–0 (against KPV Kokkola, 16 September 1970)[195][196]
Defeats
- Record defeat: 0–8 (against Motherwell, 30 April 1937)[193]
- Record League defeat: 0–8 (against Motherwell, 30 April 1937)[193]
- Record Scottish Cup defeat:[197][198][199]
- 0–4 (against Rangers, 14 April 1928)
- 0–4 (against St. Mirren, 4 April 1959)
- Record League Cup defeat:
- Record European defeat: 0–7 (against Barcelona, 13 September 2016)[201]
Goals
Points
- Most points in a season (3 points per win): 106 (during the 2016–17 season).[202][203]
- Most points in a season (2 points per win): 72 (during the 1987–88 season).[204]
- Fewest points in a season (2 points per win):
Attendances
- Record attendance: 147,365 (against Aberdeen, won 2–1, Hampden Park (N), 24 April 1937). (A record for a Football match in Europe)[1]
- Record Scottish League home attendance: 83,500 (against Rangers, won 3–0, Celtic Park (H), 1 January 1938).[nb 1][205][206][207]
- Record European match attendance: 133,961 (against Leeds United, won 2–1, Hampden Park (H), 15 April 1970). (A record for a match in UEFA European competition)[208]
Other records and statistics
- World record for total number of goals scored in a season (competitive games only): 196 (1966–67 season)[209]
- UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football: 69 games (60 won; 9 drawn) 16 May 2016 to 17 December 2017.[210]
- SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (League, Europe, Scottish Cup, League Cup) (77), from 2001 to 2004[211][212]
- 14 consecutive League Cup final appearances, from 1964–65 season to 1977–78 inclusive,[213] a world record for successive appearances in the final of a major football competition[214]
- Most successive Scottish Cup tie wins: 19 (22 January 2017 – 19 December 2020; none going to extra time nor penalties aside from the last match on 19 December 2020)[215]
- Most successive League Cup tie wins: 19 (19 August 1967 – 12 August 1969)[216]
- Most goals scored in one Scottish top-flight league match by one player: 8 goals by Jimmy McGrory against Dunfermline in 9–0 win on 14 January 1928[217]
- Highest score in a domestic British cup final: Celtic 7–1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957[218]
- Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football – Mark Burchill vs Jeunesse Esch in 2000; 3 minutes (between 12th minute and 15th minute), a record at the time[219][220]
- Earliest SPL Championship won: won with 8 games remaining in 2017 (equalling all-time Scottish top-flight record set by Rangers in 1929)[221][222]
- Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 9–0 against Aberdeen, 6 November 2010[223]
- Celtic and Hibernian hold the record for the biggest transfer fee between two Scottish clubs. Celtic bought Scott Brown from Hibernian on 16 May 2007 for £4.4m[224]
- Most expensive transfer from Scottish football to another country, Kieran Tierney to Arsenal, August 2019, for about £25 million.[225]
- First weekly club publication in the UK, The Celtic View[226]
- First European club to field a player from the Indian sub-continent, Mohammed Salim[227][228]
- First British club to reach the final of the European Cup, and the only Scottish, and first British team to win the European Cup[229]
European statistics
- Most appearances: Scott Brown, 127[87][88][89]
- Most goals: Henrik Larsson, 35[230]
- Biggest win: Celtic 9–0 KPV Kokkola, in the European Cup, 16 September 1970[231][232]
- Biggest defeat: Barcelona 7–0 Celtic in the UEFA Champions League, 13 September 2016[201]
- Highest home attendance (Hampden Park): 136,505, against Leeds United in the 1969–70 European Cup[233][234][nb 2]
- (Celtic Park): 77,240, against Fiorentina in the 1969–70 European Cup[235]
See also
Footnotes
- Newspaper reports at the time indicate that the officially returned attendance was given as 83,500, with an estimated further 10,000 supporters locked out of the ground for safety reasons. However, the ground's capacity was gauged at the time as being around 88,000 and several subsequent sources (including the club's official website) have since revised the attendance up to 92,000.
- The home leg of Celtic's 1970 European Cup semi-final tie against Leeds United was switched from Celtic Park (which had a capacity at the time of around 80,000) to Hampden Park due to the expected high demand for tickets.